Incline Loading Dock Inspection
About this video: An incline dock slopes away from the building and the dock and provides a gradual upward angle for loading and unloading operations. Since the loading dock is…
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Loading Dock Leveler Inspection
About this video: A loading dock leveler, also referred to as a load leveler, is a piece of equipment commonly found at loading docks in commercial and industrial buildings. Its…
Macro vs. Micro Viewpoint of Cracks
About this video: There are two viewpoint approaches that commercial property inspectors should employ to assess cracks: Micro viewpoint: Assessing the building from close proximity. Macro viewpoint: Assessing the building…
Tilt-Up Precast Concrete Building Inspection Highlights
About this video: Tilt-up construction is a method widely used in commercial building construction where concrete wall panels are cast horizontally and then tilted into position. The panels are connected…
Electrical Room Inspection
About this video: An electrical room inspection can encompass a range of equipment. It is important to know what falls within the scope of the ComSOP and what doesn’t. In…
Building Your Business with CCPIA #12: Special Guest Christian Adams, Co-Founder of Repair Pricer
Join us for a conversation with Christian Adams about Repair Pricer, a product for residential and commercial inspectors to provide repair cost estimates and cost-to-cure services. Tune in to learn…
Backflow Preventer Basics
About this video: Backflow preventers are addressed in Section 6.5.7 Plumbing of the ComSOP. It states that inspectors should verify the presence of a back-flow prevention device if, in the…
Building Trap Basics
About this video: A building trap at a commercial building is a plumbing device installed to prevent sewer gasses from entering the building’s interior. It typically consists of a U-shaped…
Commercial Hard-Coat Stucco Inspection
About this video: Section 6.5.2 Exterior of the ComSOP requires inspectors to identify the type of siding on a building and inspect the siding, flashing and trim. Commercial buildings may…
Mansard Inspection
About this video: A mansard roof is a roof that rises by inclined planes from all four sides of a building. The sloping roofs on all four sides have two…
Spray Foam Roof Inspection
About this video: Join Dillon Winiecki as he inspects a spray polyurethane foam (SPF) roof. SPF coating is applied by spraying a liquid onto the existing roof and allowing it…
Rooftop Solar Inspection
About this video: Join Dillon Winiecki as he discusses how to approach inspecting rooftop solar at commercial buildings following the International Standards of Practice for Inspecting Commercial Properties (ComSOP). The…